Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.4
English (machine translation) 6.4
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6.4.1
Prajāpati practiced austerity.
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Having practiced austerity, from out-breath he pulled forth this world;
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from in-breath, the atmosphere-world;
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from diffused breath, that world.
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He heated these three worlds.
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From this world he created Agni.
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Vāyu from the intermediate space, [and] Āditya from the sky.
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He heated these three luminaries.
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From Agni he produced the verses (ṛc),
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[from] Vāyu the sacrificial formulas (yajus), [and] from Āditya the chants (sāman).
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He heated this threefold knowledge (trayī vidyā).
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He spread the sacrifice.
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With the verse he recited;
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with the formula he performed; with the chant he sang.
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Then from this very threefold knowledge he drew out the bright sap,
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for the healing of these Vedas.
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He drew out 'bhūḥ' from the verses;
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'bhuvaḥ' from the formulas, [and] 'svaḥ' from the chants.
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By means of it the brahman sat to the south.
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His sacrifice was established higher on the south, sloping toward the north.
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Higher on the south, sloping toward the north indeed is established the sacrifice of him
Translations (1)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit